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How climate change affects Indigenous communities in the Amazon
By: Patricia Granja, Hivos | Sandra Patiño, ACT | Photography: Mateo Medina ACT According to the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), climate change is the greatest health threat to humanity. This is backed up by a wealth of clear and compelling information about the serious impacts of climate change on human health. Heat…
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Voices Magazine: Climate justice in Brazil
Voices for Just Climate Action (VCA) is a network of five international organizations, including Hivos, that works to achieve climate justice on three continents. That climate justice can take many forms is clear from the new Voices Magazine that showcases the work of VCA in Brazil. Our Brazilian network counts 74 local organizations that together…
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Hivos will host the Green Growth Summit
Hivos is excited to announce the Green Growth Summit, a regional event organized in Tunis and Cairo that will build partnerships for climate change mitigation and open green economic pathways in North Africa. The Summit, organized by Hivos and partners from the development and private sectors, will take place on April 30 (Tunis, Tunisia) and…
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We Link, We Learn – We Lead! Empowering young women and girls
Read our reflections on a week-long event that brought young women and girls from across the globe together to share lessons, experiences and innovative approaches to advocate for sexual reproductive health and rights, or #SRHR.
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Celebrating women’s strength and solidarity beyond International Women’s Day
By Rumbidzayi Cordelia Machimbirike, S(HE) Matters Project Officer, Hivos Southern Africa It’s wonderful to see the world embracing Women’s Month and celebrating the theme of this year’s International Women’s Day, “Invest in women: Accelerate progress.” This annual celebration recognizes the remarkable contributions women have made throughout the year and underscores the ongoing fight for gender…
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R.O.O.M. launches the Progressive African Counter Narratives series
The Resource of Open Minds (R.O.O.M.) program in Southern Africa recently launched the Progressive African Counter Narratives lecture series. It features the unique perspectives of Dr. Alexander Rusero, Dr. Sishuwa Sishuwa, and award-winning tech-prenuer Sam Masikini. R.O.O.M. is concerned with both informed and grassroots civic participation in democratic, governance, human rights and Pan-African processes. The…
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Strengthening personal connections for healthier cities
One of Hivos’ new climate justice projects is Urban Futures. While it has a global scope, in Zambia the project will be working in Kitwe and Chongwe, and in Zimbabwe, in Bulawayo and Mutare. The primary objective of Urban Futures is to develop more inclusive, climate-resilient urban food systems. By working towards livable cities with…
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A decade supporting good nutrition and sustainable agriculture in Cuba
By Gabriela Melgar, Regional Communication Officer Our Sustainable Agriculture Support Project (PAAS) implemented with partners in eleven provinces and 22 municipalities has played a crucial role in Cuba for the past 10 years. Financed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), it promotes and improves sustainable agricultural practices and strategies, focusing on agroecological…
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Causas profundas – no las drogas- de la cultura de la violencia en Ecuador y Colombia
Por Tanja Lubbers, Directora Regional de Hivos en América Latina Ecuador solía ser uno de los lugares más seguros de Sudamérica, pero la creciente influencia de los cárteles de la droga de México y Colombia ha convertido al país en una de las naciones más violentas de la región. Cada día las noticias están llenas…
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Fair and balanced LGBTIQ+ stories
In the fight for an inclusive society, misinformation and ignorance are powerful weapons in the hands of intolerant forces. Widespread negative stereotypes about LGBTIQ+ people normalize discrimination, and even justify violence. Hivos has several programs that tackle this, among them Free to be Me. Besides supporting LGBTIQ+ people and organizations directly, the program also works…
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Energizing the power of women
How do you strengthen the role of women in their communities and provide access to economic opportunities? In Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras the answer lies in renewable energy. The position of Indigenous women For Indigenous women in Central America, life is anything but easy. The violence they face increases by the day. The figures…
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How do we get climate funding to the people that need it most?
Here’s why Hivos is looking at different ways to get climate finance directly to local communities.
